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| − | + | A PERSON WHO LIVED IN THE VIRGINIA COLONY IN THE 1700's AND ATE MY CHEESE |
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Revision as of 00:39, 9 November 2009
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English
Etymology
Anglo-Norman burgeis, cognate with Old French borjois (modern bourgeois), from late Latin burgus ‘fort, fortified town’.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /'bɜ:ʤɪs/
Noun
burgess (plural burgesses)
A PERSON WHO LIVED IN THE VIRGINIA COLONY IN THE 1700's AND ATE MY CHEESE
